Saturday, July 18, 2009

Who Can Resist the Farmer's Market???

We finally got to check out the Farmer's Market at The Metreon and it was pretty awesome! We didn't get to try any of the food there since we already had lunch beforehand but we sure got some samples of the sweet peaches and couldn't resist buying some (well a dozen to be exact)! Now I know why people end up spending so much money at the farmer's market cuz everything tastes SO good and you just can't say "NO!" We also tried a lot of different mustards from another stand and ended up getting 4 different jars. Our favorite was definitely the Curry Mustard! SO good on just about anything! ANYWAY since we now had an abundance of peaches, I decided to bake muffins! SO good! You can seriously taste how juicy and fresh these peaches were in every bite!

2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together butter, milk, and egg in a separate bowl. Stir milk/egg mixture into the flour mixture and blend just until moistened. Fold in diced peaches.

3. Spoon into muffin cups. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan.

Who is Cookie?

I'm not a chef, a nutritionist or a personal trainer. I'm just an ordinary girl who's obsessed with working out and cooking!

I began my journey with the gym at the age of 17, when I first discovered how good I felt after 30-60 minutes of cardio and weight-lifting. I LOVE being at the gym but I also enjoy doing Taebo and Pilates at home once in a while. I work out 7 days a week (unless I'm REALLY sick), and I always feel GREAT afterwards. Exercise really is the perfect hang-over cure!

The Food Network has been my favorite channel for as long as I can remember. I moved in with my Honey in October 2007 and for the first time, I had my VERY OWN kitchen! I was ecstatic and immediately began cooking dinners that I've seen on the shows and baking for my coworkers every Friday. Needless to say, they all love me! hehe